Dante’s Inferno

I have seen the preview of Dante’s Inferno and wow, it is indeed awesome. The preview that I have seen remind me of Gad of War, the action is really good I love the preview Dante Inferno…
Official Review

In Greek mythology, a doomed soul would pay a gold coin to Charon the ferryman in order to cross the River Styx and enter Hades. This Thursday, PlayStation 3 owners will be able to take their miniature tour through hell for free with a demo level of Dante’s Inferno, the upcoming action game from EA’s Visceral Games studio. The demo will be available on December 24 for Xbox Live, and today we had a chance to play through that demo and get another look at a later level of Dante’s harrowing adventure in the underworld. First up is the demo, which features the opening level of the game and sets up the necessary backstory for Dante’s plunge into the nine circles of hell. The opening scene gives you a look at Dante’s life as a Crusader–and hints at some of the sins Dante committed during his service. After you get some quick background on the Crusades, the action begins with Dante, armed only with a halberd, fighting against enemy soldiers in the city of Acre, not far from Jerusalem. The halberd is a far cry from the powerful scythe you’ll be armed with for the majority of the game; nonetheless, Dante is a powerful fighter and you’ll make quick work of the enemy soldiers by using both light and heavy attacks (tied to the X and Y buttons on the Xbox 360 controller, respectively).

After defeating the first handful of soldiers, Dante scampers his way to a new area where he is subsequently stabbed in the back by an assassin. It’s here that Dante comes face-to-face with Death himself. Dante, being the badass that he is, however, isn’t about to succumb to Death, and thus begins the first boss fight of the game. Death vs. Dante doesn’t sound like a fair fight–and the fight took us a couple of tries to get right–but with a bit of careful blocking (using the left trigger) and dodging (by flicking the right stick in any direction), we were able to defeat Death by snatching his famed scythe out of his hands and turning it on him. In fact, one of our favorite bits from the demo featured Death begging for mercy before Dante split him down the middle and sent him to wherever Death goes when he dies.

Dante’s Inferno will be released to retail on February 9, 2010